India, Aug. 13 -- Shiromani Akali Dal president and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was reportedly attacked by a Nihang at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur on the outskirts of Nanded, Maharashtra, on Thursday. Badal sustained an injury to his hand and was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The incident took place around 15 km from the main Gurdwara Nanded Sahib, one of the five Takhts, or temporal seats, of Sikhism. Badal was reportedly heading towards the langar hall after paying obeisance at the gurdwara when he was attacked with a kirpan.

The gurdwara is controlled by a Nihang samparday and is not managed by the board that oversees the main Nanded Sahib gurdwara. Following the attack, Badal was shifted to the ...